The incident took place at a Hindu religious event in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh state.

More than 120 killed in crush at India religious event

CBS News

New Delhi — At least 121 people were killed in a stampede at a religious gathering in central India's Uttar Pradesh state on Tuesday, police said, as an investigation into the organizers was launched and the Hindu guru who hosted the event disappeared. The Uttar Pradesh government ordered a judicial probe into the stampede, and the state police force registered a case against the organisers.The Uttar Pradesh police said they were looking for the Hindu preacher, Suraj Pal, known by his followers as "Bhole Baba," who hosted the gathering. It was widely reported that the preacher went into hiding soon...

Death toll from stampede at religious event in India climbs to 121

Reuters

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian police said on Thursday they had arrested six people over a stampede at a Hindu religious event in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh this week in which 121 people were killed.

Six arrested in connection with stampede in north India, police say

Dozens of people have been killed during a stampede at a religious gathering in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, according to local police.

At least 116 people killed in stampede at religious event in India, say local police

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New York Post

In the wake of a pair of explosive lawsuits claiming the wealthy real estate-heir Alexander brothers raped two women several years ago, about 30 more alleged victims have come forward with similar claims, according to the lawyer representing the plaintiffs.

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Torgan later told The Post he doubled the number because more and more...

Nearly 30 more women come forward to accuse twin real-estate heirs of rape: attorney

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Video of a sorority from the University of Houston Downtown, Gama Alpha Omega, has faced harsh criticism as girls were seen dancing and stepping to Crime Mob's 'Knuck it if you buck.'

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Rights groups protesting at Modi government’s view that criminalising sexual assault violates ‘sanctity’ of marriage

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Police around the world have arrested 3,950 people and seized assets totaling $257 million in a coordinated effort to crack down on online scams, according to a news release Thursday from Interpol. Dubbed Operation First Light 2024, the scammers engaged in a variety of online crimes, including phishing, investment fraud, taking in money from fake shopping sites, and romance scams, the international law enforcement agency says.

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A 74-year-old Filipina woman died when a man shoved her in front of an oncoming Bay Area Rapid Transit Train in San Francisco Monday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Corazon Dandan, 74, from Daly City, was taking the same commute home she had taken for more than 40 years until tragedy struck at approximately 11:06 p.m. on July 1.

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Fifty percent of Norfolk church has high blood pressure. 3WTKR reports that Pastor Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Guns of Second Calvery Baptist Church in Norfolk made a startling discovery in March. He asked congregants who had high blood pressure to stand and half of the congregation rose to their feet.

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A Republican state lawmaker said Tuesday she opposed a bill that would make pads and tampons free for public school students because it could lead to communism. House Bill 851 would create a grant program to provide public schools with funding to distribute menstrual hygiene products free to students. It passed the Democratic-controlled House Tuesday by a vote of 117 to 85 .

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Tragic stampede at religious event in India claims 116 lives

At least 116 people were killed on Tuesday in a stampede at a Hindu religious event in northern India, and many of them were women and...

Tragic stampede at religious event in India claims 116 lives

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